| Admin/Biog History | Stamp's interest in Goldfinger was long-standing. He wrote an article 'Conversation with Ernö Goldfinger' for the The Thirties Society journal, in 1982, for which he interviewed Goldfinger. Stamp was also involved in the Goldfinger exhibition held at the Architectural Association, London, from 2 June to 25 June 1983. Stamp edited the exhibtion catalogue, and compiled the text alongside James Dunnett.
He also wrote Goldfinger's obituary for the Daily Telegraph in 1987.
In 2011, Stamp was asked to join the committee responsible for awarding the annual RIBA Goldfinger Scholarship.
Inter-war period architecture was a subject which Stamp was researching throughout his career, and his widow Rosemary Hill published his manuscript posthumously: Stamp, G. and Hill, R. (foreword by.) (2024) Interwar : British architecture 1919-39. London: Profile Books. |
| Description | This file includes material, concerning Stamp's research and work on the life and work of Goldfinger. It includes planning and publicity documents for the Architectural Association exhibition, including drafts of essays within the catalogue. It also includes correspondence between Stamp and Goldfinger relating to the Thirties Society Journal article.
Also includes material concerning 2 Willow Road Hampstead, and Trellick Tower, North Kensington.
Of particular interest:
-letter from Stamp to Goldfinger, dated 10 Feb 1982, concerning the The Thirties Society journal article, with a draft of the article, annotated by Goldfinger
-biographical notes written by Goldfinger, for Stamp's article
-letter from Ursual Goldfinger, Ernö Goldfinger's widow, dated 25 Nov 1987, thanking him for writing an obituary, with annotated copy of the obituary
-exhibition poster, housed in the OS portfolio |
| Image Caption | Letter from Stamp to Goldfinger, dated 10 Feb 1982, concerning the Thirties Society journal article, with a draft of the article, annotated by Goldfinger |
| Biographical notes written by Goldfinger for Stamp's article. Digital image courtesy of © Estate of Ernö Goldfinger |